Cuff-holder.



F. P DE WILDE.

CUFF HOLDER.

APPLICATIQN FILED FEB. 15. i915.

Patented May 22, 1917.

FRED P. DE WILBE, or sirEBoYeAN, WISCONSIN.

` CUFF-I-IOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application led IEebruary 15, 1915. Serial No. 8,313.

To all 1li/tom may concer/lt.'

Be it known that LFRED P. DE l/VILDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of l/Visconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Hold` ers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates an improved cuff holder and has as its primary object to provide a device of this character adapted to permit sliding movement of the cuff longitudinally upon the forearm so that the cuff may be positioned away from the hand of the wearer by pulling upwardly upon the shirt sleeve, and so formed as t yieldably clamp the cuff about the forearm at substantially any point thereon and kby 'fastening the holder' higher up upon the sleeve, it will permanently hold the cuffl up upon the arm. 4

The invention has as al further object to provide a device of this character, the major portion ofwhich will be formed from a sinf gle length of wire to thus produce a very' simple construction as well as a highly desii-able article of manufacture which is light and compact.

A still further' object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which,

while being adapted to clamp the cuff .about the forearm as above mentioned, will be so formed as to normally hold the free ends of the cuff in proper relation to each other about the wrist of the wearer in the usual manner.

The invention has as a still further object to provide a device of this character which may be easily and readily attached to the shirt sleeve to properly hold the cuff and may also be readily detached, and wherein the possibility of injury to the shirt sleeve through said attachment or detachment, will: be reduced to a minimum.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds andin the drawings wherein l haveA illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, p

Figure 1 is a plan view elevation of my improved cuff holder, l g

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 andlooking in the direction of the arrows, this view particularly illustrating the construction of the means employed for attaching the holder to a shirt sleeve,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention showing the button heads carried by the holder as being provided with caps,

Fig. i is a side elevation of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 with the caps removed,A

Fig. 5`is a side elevation showing a slight modification in the arrangement 0f the buttons illustrated in Figs: Band 4, and

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing a further modification of the invention which has a removable button as well as a fixed one, together with a safety clasp fastener which may be employed if desired.

As previously stated, the major portion of the cuff holder` of the'present invention is preferably formed from a single length of suitable resilient wire, the invention aiming in this connection, to provide a construction which will be neat and attractive and vwhich will be so formed as to be thoroughly comfortable to the user.

Referring new more particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings wherein l have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my iuventien, the length of wire forming the body portion of the device is bent intermediate its ends to provide spaced coacting resilient arms 10 and 11 which are disposed substantiallry. in a lcommon .plane and converge toward their free extremities, the free extremities of the arms being slightly offset with the offset portions thereof normally contacting.

. The intermediate portion of the wire forming the arms 10 and 11 is bent to provide a 'double convolute coil spring 12, the convolutions of which 'are all disposed substantially in a common plane and substantially in the same plane with the arms 10 and 11. In forming the spring 12, the intermediate portion of the wire is bent to provide the inner convolution 13, one eX- .tremity of which extends'outwardly in tangential relation to the convolution to provide a substantially straight leg 14 preferably disposed at substantially right angles to the arm .1Q carried thereby. 'The other extremity ofthe convolution 13 is continued to provide a convolution 15 which surrounds the convolution 13 and at its extremity is bent to provide a substantially straight leg 16 disposed at substantially right angles to the arm 11, the leg 16 extending in a direction opposite to the leg 14. At this point, it ywill be observed that the leg 14 overlies the convolutions 13 and 15 to normally seat against the body of the spring.`

Particular attention is now directed to the fact that since the convolution 15 supporting the arm 11 is relatively much ylarger than the convolution 13 which supports the arm 10,y the convolution 15 will impart a correspondingly greater resilient action to the arm 11. Thus, of the two resiliently supported arms, the arm 10 is, relatively speaking, rigidly ysupported by the convolution 13, while the arm 11 is yieldably supported by the convolution 15. The purpose of this construction will presently appear.

Arranged at the outer extremities of the arms 10 and 11, are garment engaging members. The free ends of the wire forming the device are bent in opposite directions to provide substantially U-sha-ped loops 17, the outer arms 19 of which seat ragainst the adjacent terminals of the arms 10 and 11 and extend rearwardly toward the spring 12. At the inner terminals of the arms 19, the extremities of the wirev are bent laterally in opposite directions to provide relatively straight .button shanks 2O which extend atsubstantiallyright angles to the arms 19, the extremities of the wire being then continued to form loops or buttons 21, with the ends of the wire, abutting the Shanks 20. 1t will be noted that in forming the buttons 21, the extremities of the wire are first bent from the shanks 20, outwardly as shown at 22 in the direction of the 'extremities of the arms 10 and 11 in spaced relation to the arms 19 to form a portion of the base of each button, and are then continued rearwardly to provide the loops referred to, the terminals of the wire i being rebent as shown at 23 to provide portions arranged yin alinement with the 'portions 22, the portions 23 completing the base of each button, it being observed that the portions 22 and 23 are relatively straight.

It will now be observed that the buttons 21 andl arms 19 are disposed in a plane with the arms 10 and 11 and with the spring 12, so that the entire device is relatively flat.

Mounted upon the arm 10 is an attaching device designated as a whole in Fig. 1 of the drawings by the numeral 24. The attaching device 24 includes a base 25 which may be formed from a strip of suitable sheet metal bent at one extremity to provide a loop 26 embracing the arm 10, it being observed that the side edges of the base 25 'are straight and that the device is arranged to abut the leg 14 of the arm 10 and bears over the convolutions of the spring 12, to be supported at its free extremity thereby. At its extremity opposite the loop 26, the base 25 is bifurcated or notched medially to form hinge loops 26',

and fitting in the said notch, is a hinge loop 27 of a clamping member 28 which bears over the base 25, the clamping member being hingedly connected to the base by'a suitable pivot pin 29.

The clamping member or plate 28 is also preferably formed from a strip of suitable resilient sheet metal and intermediate its length, is provided with a plurality of transverse corrugations as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. At its free extremity, the member 28 is bent to provide a terminal resilient loop 29 disposed to lit over and yieldably engage the loop 26, the loop 29 being formed with a terminal lip 30 which may be readily engaged by the lingers to free the clamping plate in a manner which will be readily understood.

Secured to the intermediate portion of the base 25 in any suitable manner is a preferably resilient bearing member or pad 31 which is preferably formed of rubber and which upon its upper face, is provided with a plurality of transverse corrugations as also best shown in Fig. 2 of the draw-1y ings, the ccrrugations of the pad 31 being disposed to lit within the furrows of the corrugations formed in the clamping member 28. It will thus be noted that the attaching device 24 is of exceedingly simple construction and will be firmly supported upon the body of the device not alone by the loop 26, but by the legs 14 and 16, the leg 14 being straight to engage A one straight edge of the base 25 and thusr prevent any possibility ofthe device sliding rearwardly upon the arm 10, while the convolutions of the spring 12 will support the device laterally with reference to the plane of the arms 10 and 11.

As is well known, an ordinary shirt sleeve is split adjacent its lower end, and

' in use, one margin of such split portion is inserted within the attaching device 24 to bear over the pad 31. The clamping member 28 is then moved to closed position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings to securely clamp the fabric of the shirt against the said pad for thus operatively connecting the holder with the shirt. In this connection, it will be observed that owing to the presence ofthe resilient pad 31, the attaching device 24 will yieldably engage the shirt, while the possibility of injury thereto will be reduced to a minimum.

When attached, the arms 10 and 11 are disposed to project beyond the lower end of the shirt sleeve to receive the cuil", the buttons 21 being inserted through the button holes formed in the culi in the usual manner, to engage the shanks 20 therein.

It will now be 'noted that by pulling upwardly or rearwardly upon the shirt sleeve, the culil may beeasily moved over the forcarm of the wearer, the arms l and l1 being thus caused tospread. As will be clear, when the cuil' is so moved rearwardly upon the forearm, the arms and ll will yieldably hold the culi' in engagement around the forearm, at substantially any point thereon, thus dispensing with the necessity of removing or rolling up the cutl's as is usually the case when it is desired to wash the hands.

Preferably, the button 2l carried by the arm l0 is connected with the outwardly facing overlapping portion of the cuit, while the button carried by the arm ll is connected with the inwardly facing overlapping portion. The arm ll being supported with a greater degree of resiliency than lis the arm i l0,` will be moved laterally a relatively greater distance with relation to the mean longitudinal aXis of the holder than will the arm 10, and will thus exert a greater gripping action upon the inwardly disposed portion oi the cufi, to effectually bring such portion of the cuff into frictional engagement with the relatively soft or pliable inner side of the forearm. By this `arrangement, it will thus be seen that in the provision of the increased resilient action of the arm 1l, the portion of the culi disposed adjacent the most pliable portion of the forearm, will be brought into correspondingly increased resilient engagement therewith to eitectually hold the cuff at any point longitudinally upon the forearm.

l./Vhen the cuff is-in normal position about the wrist, it will be noted that the arms l0 and 1l are disposed to support the overlapping portions of the cui in usual relation to each other about the wrist and it will be also noted that the buttons 2l provide an effective means for connecting the holder with the cuff.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modification of the invention with the attaching device 24 removed, it being understood that in this form of the invention as well as the forms shown in Figs. 4 and 5, an attaching device similar to that previously described, is to be employed.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 3, a length of suitable resilient wire is einployed which is bent intermediate its ends to provide the arms 10 and ll which are each supported by a leg 32 and 33 respectively, which extend in opposite directions as in the preferred form of the invention, it being noted, however. that the legs 32 and 33 are arranged in alinement. The intermediate portion of the wire forming the arms 10 and 1l is bent to provide a helical spring 34: which is" arranged substantially in the same plane with the said arms.

In this form of the invention, the eX- tremities of the wire at the outer terminals of the Shanks are bent to provide substantially ovate loops or buttons 35, each arranged in a vertical plane substantially at right angles to the arms 10 and l1, and meoi the device, the margins of the caps being bent or crimped around Vthe heads 35. By this arrangement, a possibly more attractive construction is provided. The device is applied and used in the same manner as above described with reference to the preferred form ofthe invention.

In Fig. 4, I have shown a construction wherein the body of the holder is formed in a manner similar' to that shown in Fig. el., but wherein the caps 36 are omitted, the loops in this Jform or' the invention, providing buttons and being arranged similarly to the loops shown in Fig.

In Fig. 5, a slight modification in structure is shown from that illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4i, in that the loops 35 forming the buttons are arranged to project laterally from the arms 10 and 11, this slight modification in the disposition of the buttons being possibly desirable in someV instances. It will, of course, be understood. that the buttons shown in this form of the invention could be provided with caps as in the form shown in Fig. 3 and that the forms of the invention illustrated in Figs. l and 5 are to be employed in connection with the attaching device 24k and used in a manner similar to the preferred form of the invention.

In Fig. 6, I have illustrated a further slight modification in structure from that disclosed in Fig. 3. In this form of the invention, the extremities of the arms 19 terminate one in a rearwardly facing open loop 37 having its free extremities spaced slightly from the arm 10 and the other in a button 38.

The intermediate portion of the loop 37 is bent to detaehably receive the eye of a suitable button 39, it being observed that the loop 37 is disposed in substantially the same plane with the said arms and with the spring 34 asin the preferred form of the invention. The buttons 38 and 39 maybe of any suitable character and in thus mounting the button 37. cuit' buttons of various characters and suitable for particular occasions, may be selectively employed in connection with the holder. In this form of the invention, I also preferably employ an attaching pin 40 in lieu of the attaching device 24 shown in connection with the preferred form of the invention, the pin 39 being in the nature pf a conventional type of safety pin and being secured to the arm 10 of the holder adyIO jacent the inner extremity thereof in any suitable manner.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim yand desire to secure by Letters Patent is zf l. A cuff holder formed from a length of material and including coacting arms with the said lengthoil material providing a connecting member between the said arms acting to normally urge the free extremities of the arms toward each other, and garment engaging members carried by the said arms for connection to the free ends of the cuff.

2. A cui holder including coacting arms terminating at their inner extremities in legs extending inopposite directions in overlapping relation and joined by a yieldable connecting `portion expanding for normally urging the free ends of the arms toward each other, and garment engaging members carried by the said arms.

3. A cuitl holder formed from a single length of material bent intermediate its ends to provide a convolute portion terminating in legs and being thence continued to provide arms having their free extremities normally vurged toward each other by the said portion with one of the said legs overlying the said portion to provide a support for the convolutions thereof, and garment engaging members carried'by the said arms.

4. A cuff holder including coacting arms joined by a connecting portion expanding for normally urging the free ends of the arms toward each other, and garment engaging members carried by the said arms.

f- 5. A culi' holder "including coacting arms having their inner extremities arranged in overlapping relation and joined by a connecting portion normally urging the free extremities of the arms toward each other, the free ends of the arms being movable away from each other against the expansive force of said connecting portion, and garment engaging members carried by the arms.

Copies of this patent may be yobtained for arms extending from the inner terminal of the said portion and the other of said arms extending from the outer terminal of the said portion, and garment engaging members carried by the said arms.

7. A cuff holder including coacting arms supported by a connectingportion exerting unequal yieldable action upon the arms for normally urging the free extremities thereof toward each other, and garment engaging members carried by the said arms.

8. A cuitI holder formed from a single length of material bent to provide coacting arms terminating in legs extending in opposite directions in overlapping relation and joined by a double convolute connecting portion integral with the said legs and normally urging the free ends of the arms toward each other with one of the said legs extending from the inner terminal of the said portion and the other of the said legs extending from the outer terminal of the said portion, the extremities of the said lengths of material at the free ends of the said arms being bent to provide garment engaging members.

9. A cuil holder including coacting arms rebent rearwardlv at their free extremities into overlapping relation and then continued to provide garment engaging members having Shanks extending laterally from the said arms and terminating in buttons with the ends of the arms extending forwardly from the Shanks beneath the said buttons.

10. The combination with a cuiil holder including coacting arms joined by a connecting portion with one of the said arms attached thereto by a leg, of an attaching member for the holder connected to the said arm to abut throughout its length with the said leg and overlie the connecting portion with the said connecting portion and the said leg coacting to support the said attaching member.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED P. DE VVILDE.r [Ls] Witnesses HARVEY G. MEYER, ANNA I. DE WILBE.

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